Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-12-15
ITEMS ABOUT WOMEN.


Miss ALLEGRA EGGLEsToN, a daugh-
ter of Edward Eggleston, will illustrate
her fathers novel, THE Graysons" in
the Century.
MRS. WHITNEY, wife of the Secretary
of the Navy, is said to intend estab-
fishing a school for the training Of do
mestic servants in New York, and to be
in correspondence with Miss Juliet
Corson about it.
Mrs. WILLIAM MIxTER, of Hard
wick, Mass, has purchased site for
the high school building and given il
to the town. Thus the Scripture is
fulfilled which says of the good
woman, "She considereth field and
buyeth it,
FRANCES POWER COBBE,, In dadition
to a great amount of time spent in
philanthropic work, has during the
last twenty-five years written fifteen
books and about twenty-five pamphlets,
besides many articles for newspapers
and magazines.
Mrs. A. M. DIAz has just returned
from trip in New York, during which
she lectured at Syracuse, Buffalo and
Auburn, on her favorite subject of
'Women's Unions" 1t is her wish
that union might be established in
every large city, so that women find
ing themselves strangers in strange
place might have place to go to for
information, protection and friendly
advice.
Miss FLORENCE MACNAGHToN, Of
Busbmills, in the north of Ireland,
lately tried to persuade fisherman to
sign the pledge. He ssid he would do
so if she would swim across the bay
from Blackjack to Port Ballantlee,
distance of about mile. The young
lady accepted the challenge, and ac-
complished the swim in thirty-nine
minutes. The fisherman now wears
; the blue ribbon.
SIGNoRA CRIsPI. the wife of the Ital-
ian Minister to England, is much inter-
; ested in the education of her country
women. Feeling how useful friendly
intercourse with foreign ladies would
be, she means to establish in Rome an
International Ladies' Club, where WON.
en- of all nations can meet. A reading.
: room will be opened and lectures given,
. and discussions held as to the best means
i for establishing industrial schools and
II schools of technical instruction for
:, women.
Mrs. S. B. MAXWELL, State Libra
rian of Iowa, makes the following SEN
sible suggestion, among others, in her
/. biennial report to the Governor: lone
important need is strips of mating
!" from door to door and from end to
end of the library. To nervous
persons and those unaccustomed to
a studying in public, the tread of the va
y riety of boots and shoes. from the
squeaking tenor to the profound bass,
:, Of the constant string of visitors and
sight-seers, 4 very distracting.
. MADAME ZAMPINI SALAzARo. editor
of the Italian magazine, Rassegna
n degh Interest Femminili, pays a
IT tribute to the late President of Coun-
It Gil, Agostino Depretis, for the services
r to the woman's cause in Italy. 1t the
h projected communal and provincial
n legislation which bore his name, he
" proposes to give women the admins
II trative vote on the same terms as
in men. The Englishwoman's Revieo
,e says: LET us trust that his success
L. sors will be as liberal-minded in this
,t respect, and that such law may be
lo passed. "
n WOMEN need the ballot, not because
it they are angels, but because they
E. are one-half the human race. II
at women vote. they will often vote ig'
E. norantly or angrily or selfishly, as
IN men do; and they have the same righI
in to commit these errors and to learn by
er them. For self-protection, for justice
he for the consistency of our politica
it. principles, they have right to the
IN ballot. If pair of sissors breaki
he apart, we have it riveted again; no
he because either half possesses ANGEL,
s, superiority over the other, but bccaus'
Id it takes two halves to make whole
n II w Higginson
ed FRANCES WILLARD says: "It is
1g curious fact but in no non-co-educs
le- tional college-town of which | hear
ms does the w. c. I. U. flourish
Id while co-educational schools. of n,
matter how high grade, furnish con
genial environment to our work. |
:" seems to be a principle that the NOR
ID monastic college or a church ma,
IT. be. the less hospitality of thought ha
en- it for progressive movements, es
n pecially among women. Hence it is
h. in these college towns and churches
that we are seldom asked to speak. o
ty helped to found society which, in tn
he humble Judgment of White Ribboneri
he is especially needed to purify the a
g mosphere of tobacco and slcohc
rs, fumes"